Tampa Electric Co electricity rates in Florida, 2025
Tampa Electric Co’s 768,806 residential customers paid an average of 17.32¢ per kWh in 2025, 14% above the Florida average of 15.21¢. The typical home used 1,117 kWh a month, for an average bill of $194.
- 17.32¢avg ¢/kWh (2025)+2.65¢ (+18.1%) vs 2024
- $194Avg monthly billFlorida: $168
- 1,117 kWhAvg monthly useFlorida: 1,103 kWh
- 768,806Residential customersFull-service utility
| Sector | Customers | Sales (MWh) | Revenue | ¢/kWh 2025 | ¢/kWh 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 768,806 | 10,308,608 | $1,785,631,900 | 17.32¢ | 14.67¢ | +2.65¢ (+18.1%) |
| Commercial | 91,315 | 8,529,457 | $1,075,146,400 | 12.61¢ | 10.71¢ | +1.89¢ (+17.7%) |
| Industrial | 1,292 | 2,105,209 | $194,532,400 | 9.24¢ | 8.04¢ | +1.20¢ (+14.9%) |
| All sectors | 861,413 | 20,943,274 | $3,055,310,700 | 14.59¢ | 12.42¢ | +2.17¢ (+17.5%) |
How Tampa Electric Co compares
- Florida residential average, 2025: 15.21¢ per kWh, 1,103 kWh a month, $168 average bill. U.S. average: 17.23¢, 874 kWh, $151.
- Among 36 full-service utilities in Florida with at least 1,000 residential customers, Tampa Electric Co ranks 31 of 36 from lowest to highest average price.
- Latest monthly figure: Florida homes paid 14.99¢ per kWh in August 2026 (preliminary), against 15.33¢ in August 2025. Summer months often run higher than the annual average.
- From 2024 to 2025 this average rose 18.1%; the state average rose 7.6%.
- Tampa Electric Co is an investor-owned utility, a private company whose rates are set by the state utility commission. Balancing authority: TEC.
Where Tampa Electric Co serves
EIA lists 4 Florida counties in its 2025 service territory: Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk.
136 ZIP codes are matched to Tampa Electric Co in NREL’s 2024 ZIP file: 33503, 33508, 33509, 33510, 33511, 33524, 33525, 33527, 33530, 33534, 33540, 33541, 33542, 33543, 33547, 33548, 33549, 33550, 33556, 33558, 33559, 33563, 33564, 33565, 33566, 33567, 33568, 33569, 33570, 33571, 33572, 33573, 33575, 33578, 33579, 33583, 33584, 33586, 33587, 33592, 33594, 33595, 33596, 33597, 33598, 33601, 33602, 33603, 33604, 33605, 33606, 33607, 33608, 33609, 33610, 33611, 33612, 33613, 33614, 33615, and 76 more. Utility boundaries do not follow ZIP lines, so a ZIP can have more than one provider.
Florida full-service utilities with similar rates
| Provider | ¢/kWh | Avg bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talquin Electric Coop, Inc | 15.24¢ | $174 | 54,454 |
| Escambia River Elec Coop, Inc | 15.90¢ | $198 | 12,199 |
| West Florida El Coop Assn, Inc | 16.65¢ | $182 | 26,632 |
| Suwannee Valley Elec Coop Inc | 17.58¢ | $196 | 26,174 |
| Florida Public Utilities Co | 17.80¢ | $181 | 26,053 |
| Glades Electric Coop, Inc | 18.27¢ | $199 | 14,819 |
| Duke Energy Florida, LLC | 18.36¢ | $185 | 1,819,962 |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (FL) | 18.44¢ | $160 | 18,085 |
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, Form EIA-861, 2025 final data (f8612025.zip, file dated October 7, 2026): Sales to Ultimate Customers, Average Monthly Bill and Service Territory tables.
- EIA Form EIA-861, 2024 final data (f8612024.zip, file dated December 4, 2025), for the 2024 comparison.
- EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (average price by state, August 2026 and August 2025; 2026 values are preliminary), file dated October 22, 2026.
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory via OpenEI, U.S. Electric Utility Companies and Rates: Look-up by Zipcode (2024) (investor-owned and other utilities, files dated November 10, 2025), used only to match ZIP codes to utilities.
Average price = residential revenue ÷ residential kWh sold, as reported to EIA. It includes fixed monthly charges, taxes passed through in revenue and seasonal tiers, averaged over the year. Your own rate depends on your tariff and usage.